More Threats Over Bob Knight Firing

I N D I A N A P O L I S, Sept. 16 Indiana University President
Myles Brand and his wife have been living in fear, driven from
their campus home since the firing of basketball coach Bob
Knight.

Peg Brand, the university presidents wife and a philosophy
professor at the school, pleaded for an end to the threats against
her family and others linked to Knights firing.

I have been forced to teach my class with a policeman at my
side, she said. This is not right.

More than 2,000 students marched in protest against Knights
dismissal, burning effigies and knocking over light poles outside
the presidents campus residence. The Brands have also
received threatening e-mails.

You can imagine how a victim feels when a large group gathers
and starts demonstrating like they did, campus police Lt.Jerry
Minger said. Any rational human being would have fear after
that.

He said an officer is staying at the presidents home.

Student Threatened

In addition, Minger said police are investigating fliers, e-mail and
voice mail containing threats against freshman Kent Harvey,
whose run-in with Knight led to the coachs dismissal. The
student and his family have changed their telephone numbers
and e-mail addresses.

The coach was fired after 29 years at the school for
abusivebehavior toward students and others. He was accused
of grabbing Harveys arm and berating him for addressing him
as Knight.

School trustees have now adopted a code of conduct, saying
coaches and athletes must treat others with dignity and respect.
The 11-page report states that behavior by coaches that is
verbally or physically threatening, abusive or belligerent is never
appropriate.

On Friday, Myles Brand said it was time for the university to move
on.

Make no mistake about it, Indiana University is primarily and
most importantly an academic university, he said.